What to Know About the H5N9 Bird Flu
H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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Westchester: Bird flu risk low for people, but avoid contact with wild, sick or dead birds
Bird flu risk is low for people and there are no identified New York state human cases, but people should avoid direct ...
Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic
Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...
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Another Strain Of Bird Flu Discovered In California
Experts stressed that the new strain did not itself appear to be an immediate human threat. But the rise of a new strain is troubling and points to the risk of a viral phenomenon known as ...
As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads
After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What ...
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Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to biodiversity worldwide
The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
Austin American-Statesman5d
Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak
A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak hit the eastern New York facility. Crescent Duck Farm President Doug Corwin said the euthanasia is ...
In effort to track bird flu, state asks public to report sick or dead wild birds
New Yorkers can help state officials track the path of Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) by reporting sightings of sick or dead wild birds to an online platform just launched by the Department ...
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Local doctors discuss bird flu and the lack of infectious disease information from the CDC
At this point, health officials haven’t reported any cases of humans contracting the virus, although the farm, its workers ...
RiverheadLOCAL5d
Avian flu strikes close to home in Riverhead, as its spread devastates poultry flocks, reduces egg production across U.S.
The growing impacts of avian flu around the globe struck close to home this month with the outbreak at the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue.
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Local brewery and area businesses team up to raise funds for Crescent Duck Farm workers
North Fork Brewing Co. and other area businesses are stepping up to help the employees of Crescent Duck Farm, who are out of work after a bird flu outbreak forced the farm to shut down its ...